Reformatting Vista - Error

Hi All, I have been trying to reformat my Vostro 1700 laptop. I know
very little about computers so I am trying my best and I can answer more
questions.

I somehow managed to download a trojan, I think my son did in a World
of Warcraft file actually, but anyway, so I thought the easiest thing to
do is to reformat the computer. I have gotten to where it gets to 5
steps - the last one being "Completing Installation..."

And it will go like this -
"Completing installation.
Completing installation..
Completing installation...
Completing installation."

And so on for about 15 minutes before it gives me an error. I have done
it twice and it happened both times. I am doing it again so I can write
down what the exact error message is and post it, but I was sort of
hoping this is a common problem and somebody will know what is going on.
Thank you!


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Hi,

The error message may help. So would knowing what recovery method you are
using as they vary by system manufacturer.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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> Hi All, I have been trying to reformat my Vostro 1700 laptop. I know
> very little about computers so I am trying my best and I can answer more
> questions.
>
> I somehow managed to download a trojan, I think my son did in a World
> of Warcraft file actually, but anyway, so I thought the easiest thing to
> do is to reformat the computer. I have gotten to where it gets to 5
> steps - the last one being "Completing Installation..."
>
> And it will go like this -
> "Completing installation.
> Completing installation..
> Completing installation...
> Completing installation."
>
> And so on for about 15 minutes before it gives me an error. I have done
> it twice and it happened both times. I am doing it again so I can write
> down what the exact error message is and post it, but I was sort of
> hoping this is a common problem and somebody will know what is going on.
> Thank you!
>
>
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